{"id":1146685,"date":"2022-07-11T14:06:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T14:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/11\/i-will-played-with-pain-for-21-years\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T14:06:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T14:06:50","slug":"i-will-played-with-pain-for-21-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/11\/i-will-played-with-pain-for-21-years\/","title":{"rendered":"I will played with pain for 21 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/f_OUxMJRH42BVNR1-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Mohammed Polo\" title=\"Mohammed Polo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohammed Polo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mohammed Polo, a Ghana football legend, has recounted how he played with pain for over 21 years during his playing days.<\/p>\n<p>Polo, who is famously known as the dribbling magician, was part of Ghana\u2019s squad that won the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON].<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he had the opportunity to travel to America but he declined and decided to play for Hearts of Oak.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that he played through pains since he was not allowed to recover fully before he returns to the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring my playing days, I had to play through pains,\u201d he told <strong>Asempa FM<\/strong> on the <strong>Sports Nite Show<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is something that I think hampered my success. In my playing days, I gave everything for football and I do my talking on the pitch so opposition players come with nasty tackles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had the opportunity to travel to America but I declined because I would not know what would have happened if I accepted the offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes when I get injured, I don\u2019t get the time to recover fully but I will be playing with pain,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Polo played youth football with Auroras in\u00a0Accra\u00a0before signing for Hearts of Oak. Along with\u00a0Mama Acquah,\u00a0Anas Seidu,\u00a0Peter Lamptey, and\u00a0Robert Hammond, they were known as the \u2018Fearsome Five\u2019 and formed the backbone of the team.<\/p>\n<p>He was invited into the\u00a0Black Stars\u00a0at the age of 17 years. He also once played for\u00a0Great Olympics\u00a0football club, also in Accra. Mohammad Polo also played in the 1980s for the famous Dubai Club,\u00a0Al Wasl\u00a0where the fans bonded with him and his skills instantly, and still remember the magic 20 years after his departure.<\/p>\n<p>Polo still visits Dubai and Al Wasl every now and then and is seen wearing its yellow shirt in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>He was appointed the technical head of Great Olympics in January 2004.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wSwyklyZyHs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nnawotwi Yi on Adom TV (9-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wSwyklyZyHs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammed Polo Mohammed Polo, a Ghana football legend, has recounted how he played with pain for over 21 years during his playing days. Polo, who is famously known as the dribbling magician, was part of Ghana\u2019s squad that won the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON]. 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